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You gotta love National Candy Day. A little something sweet always hits the spot. Candy is one way we show that we love someone.I have to admit, I'm somewhat of a candy snob. If it's not chocolate, preferably dark chocolate, I'm not interested.Candy brings back memories for me. For several years, when I was in elementary school, my mother made homemade chocolate covered peanut butter eggs and opera fudge for Easter.  We lived near Hershey, PA, so we'd all pile in the car and go to the chocolate factory to pick up a giant, I mean giant, bar…

Recently, a friend told me that her mother's doctor had suggested she create a photo album for her mother, who has Alzheimers.The care you take in creating this book and learning more about your parent or grandparent is a wonderful "love letter" to your loved one.I started doing some research and found some information I wanted to share:Make sure the faces in your photographs are large enough to see details.Include all the people your loved one interacts with now.Also include significant people, events, places from the past.You might not want to include people who have passed away if…

If you were to drive by my residential studio on every other Saturday morning since April, you would see a bag or two of groceries on my front porch. This is the small part I play in helping the people in Lower Bucks have enough food to eat. My church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Southampton, donates tons (well maybe not literally tons, but a lot) of food to Jesus Focus Food pantry. A woman at my church and her family organized the "porch pickups", which are contactless, and it has worked so well!I can't bare the thought…

Nothing makes me happier than connecting with my kids, and knowing that they feel special. Even now that they're grown, I try to let them know how important they are to me. Here are some ideas you can try with your kids. They are some of the ideas from a list of 30 from parents.com. Go on a walk with just 1 child.I can't remember ever being alone with 1 of my parents. Recently, I spent a few days with my mom when my dad was in the hospital, and it was the closest I've ever felt to her.Going…

Smoke was rising from the earth everywhere. It felt like we were in a different world, eerie and bizarre. The clouds were heavy, and dusk was falling quickly. And we didn't know where we were going or what we might encounter along the way. After traveling by plane for two days (don't ask) and driving several hours, we finally arrived in Yellowstone for our vacation last summer. Thinking about where, if anywhere, we want to travel this summer, the adventure and freedom of last year's vacation, seems a lifetime ago. It's been fun to look through the pictures…